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Both Bushes are taller than the average height of the 44 presidents of U.S. history, which is 5 feet 11 inches. As of 2014, the tallest presidents of the country have been Abraham Lincoln and Lyndon B. Johnson, who were both 6 feet 4 inches tall, while the shortest was James Madison, who stood 5 feet 4 inches.

Historically, the taller candidate in a presidential election has won the electoral vote 53 percent of the time and the popular vote 59 percent of the time.